The Goront Heavy Cruiser is one of the heaviest warships in the Ferengi fleet. Used almost exclusively by weapons runners, the Goront is designed to be slightly heavier than a D'Kora Marauder. Ferengi arms dealers found that it was best to operate from a strong offensive platform, lest their clientele decide to turn on them with their newly purchased goods. Because of their expense very few Ferengi merchants have been able to purchase Goront Heavy Cruisers, and those that do have had to pay extensive licensing and lease fees on the advanced plasmic disruptors that it is equipped with. It cuts into their profits, but it ensures that they will be able to project power against any adversary foolish enough to attempt to disable their craft.